Rodent trap



July 31, 1951 J. GOLASZEWSKI RODENT TRAP Filed July 21, 1947 INVENTOR. Jafigok fioZa ewa/,

Patented July 31, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,562,663 7 Ron NT TRAP Joseph Golaszewski, Chicago, Ill. a lic-Mien 11 .15%! 1947, ena! Ne- 621 3? zoni g, (01.43-66) e 13 3? inv tio te 9???? traps and ha er it m in Ob ec e r i n a tr f ver s mple con ruc i n nd of e f fective operation; I

A wi h? o e 9 P v w n en 35 he o is n t a tra ons s in of a ca in i a tr 99 coop r tin here ith h lat o i ioned w 'relaiio o th a s t9 P r-v Wi an unobs r cted en ra o ro nt into] he casing but prevents 'anegress therefrom.

A St ll m re: ebie t Qi' h se n ion i th nrevisiea Of a p of t e e icated wherein the trap door due to its gravity remains closed at all times, and is so positioned as to permit opening thereof at the push of an entering rodent and to prevent its gpeningfrom' the side nw rd 9? the a n With the above general objects in'view others that will appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel constrnotion, combination and arrangement pf parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawing forming a part of this application, and in which like'designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the" severa e s; V. M

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the present trap;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof, on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary, elevational view, looking from the inside of the trap; and

Fig. 4 is a horizontal, enlarged, cross-sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the present drawing there is shown therein a casing, including side Wall I0, which may be of a cylindrical formation, as shown in the drawing. Said casing it rests upon bottom tray II, to which said casing may be secured.

The upper end of casing I0 is normally closed by closure I2, which is preferably made out of wire screen so as to permit a view therethrough inside into the casing. Said closure 42 is connected to casing I0 by hinge i3, and at the diametrically opposite point it has fastener I4 by means of which said closure may be secured to said casing l0.

Resting upon said tray l I and in contact with casing Iii is frame 15, which may be secured to either said tray l l or casing in or both and has an inner inclined face [5' and an outer curvilinear face l5 conforming to the curvature of the easing wall. The face I5 of said frame l5, disposed oppo itely to he n itudin l axis o ea in H1, r a a a incline. it linger end bein the a st proxim t tq th djacent orti n of said, c i "1 le i low r end bein far he re mov d h re em a d am 1 d fine tunnel '15 leadin in o in 59- A o tion 9 sa d c si eq aee he Out ndf a d unne is wt t9 define enin The ne en 9? an. tgj ine es tra d lor 9 hich. s serrer eq'at its. er b h n lit we gh is ia'e t9 the a p nd of said ree eer i and t9 t e ur e? r e 9 fram Wat the incli ed ia th reo ii hinge 49 retir w h Qui fat sa dee I8 r p rm tt n n n i a dii f wardly of casing IE1. The upright bars and the lower end of frame l5, adjacent the inclinedinner face thereof, are provided with 'a continuous groove 20 for receiving the adjacent marginal portion of trap door !8'. The upper end ofsaid trap door l8 is'positioned below the upper portion of frame [5. By virtue of this construction the inner face of trapdoor I8 remains flush with the said inclined face of frame 1 5. The marginal portions of frame 15, defined by groove 2B,and which are in a transverse relation with trap door i8 form a stop for said trapdoor I8 preventing the swinging movement ofthe door towards opening I'l, but'permitting the swinging movement thereof in the opposite direction, that is towardsthe center of casing 10 as is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

From the hereinabove construction it will be seen that a rodent entering opening I! and tunnel It, by giving a push to trap door l 8 will swing the latter into the casing, making thereby an opening thereinto for entering into the casing. Having once entered into the casing, trap door IE will assume its normal position, shown by full lines in Fig. 2, preventing the egress of the rodent. All the parts of the trap should be preferably made of metal, with door IB made of a very light material, such as aluminum permitting ready 1 swinging thereof inwardly of casing ID at the push of the entering rodent.

Adjacent the lower end of casing In, and above tray II, a plurality of openings 2| may be made in said casing ill for permitting a view for the rodent into the casing, while a rodent is on the outside, in order that the rodent may be attracted therethrough to the bait laid upon tray I l. A

similar opening 22, for an identical purpose; is v made at the lower edge of trap door I8 and centrally thereof. When a rodent attempts to enter casing lil through said opening 22 it will merely facilitate to raise trap door I8 and rodents entrance therebelow into casing [0. Otherwise said openings 2| and 22 are not sufficiently large so as to permit entrance or egress into or out of the trap.

While there is described herein a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

1. A rodent trap comprising a vertically disposed elongated cylindrical container having a bottom bait-supporting tray extending across one end thereof, said container having a rodent admitting aperture formed in the wall thereof adjacent said tray, a support member disposed within said container with its base resting on said tray, said support member having a curvilinear outer face complementing the curvature of and being secured to the inner periphery of said wall, said support member having an inner planar face inclined at an angle to said base whereby the area of said base is greater than the area of the top thereof, said member having a passageway formed therein extending from said inner to said outer faces and being aligned with said aperture, said support member having a groove extending inwardly from said inner face of said member below said passageway, a closure member pivotally mounted on said support member above said passageway, and said closure member having the lower edge thereof normally disposed within said groove, whereby a rodent seeking bait disposed on said tray will pass through said aperture and passageway and push against said closure member to pivot said closure member inwardly and upwardly to enter said container, thereafter said closure member pivots downwardly under the force of gravity until said edge enters said groove to trap said rodent with in said container.

2. A rodent trap comprising a vertically disposed, elongated cylindrical container having a bottom bait-supporting tray extending across one end thereof, a closure member pivotally mounted on said container and extending across the other end thereof, means releasably securing said closure member in its closed position, said container having a rodent admitting aperture formed in the wall thereof adjacent said tray, a support member disposed within said container with its base resting on said tray, said support member havin a curvilinear outer face complementing the curvature of and being secured to the inner periphery of said wall, said support member having an inner planar face inclined at an angle to said base whereby the area of said base isgreater than the area of the top thereof, said support member having a passageway formed therein extending from said inner to said outer faces and being aligned with said aperture, said support member having a groove extending inwardly from said inner face below said passageway, a closure member pivotally mounted on said support member above said passageway, said last named closure member having the lower edge thereof normally disposed within said groove, said lower edge having an inwardly extending notch formed therein and extending above said groove when said 010- sure member is in its closed position, and said wall having a plurality of diametrically disposed light admitting apertures formed therein adjacent said tray whereby a rodent after having sighted bait placed on said tray will pass through said aperture and said passageway and. push against said last-named closure member to pivot said last named closure member inwardly and upwardly to enter said container, thereafter said last named closure member pivots downwardly under the force of gravity until said edge enters said groove to trap said rodent within said container.

JOSEPH GOLASZEWSKI.

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